Review

For once the bad boy doesn’t impress…

Usually, I’m all up for a bad boy who needs a little saving, but Dominic Kinkaide’s too convinced of his jaded persona and I wouldn’t bother with him. Thank goodness our heroine, Jacey, comes along and finds herself thrown in with him otherwise he would’ve been lost forever.

Both hero and heroine fall into the category of making wrong decisions in their past. Jacey’s on the path of reform. Dominic’s on the path of bury and run. Not making peace with his sins causes a bunch of problems for both of them, ending in a one-way trip to spending three months together; I won’t tell you how. 

There’s attraction, that’s a given. Beyond the sexual tension and the well-written moments of abandon, Dominic and Jacey find additional feelings through self-less acts of kindness toward one another. To me this story is one in a number of bad boy’s needing saving. There was nothing unique about the story besides a big cat being pelted with a rock and a giant orgy room, but I digress. To pair these two up there’s plenty of clichés including an injury, a forced reunion by a sibling, and the jealous random outsiders who try to warn hero or heroine away from the other.

The story is good because the writing is solid. Cole took me on a journey I didn’t predict. I didn’t see the heroine coming, and initially thought it was someone else. Multiple times the story went in a way when I thought it would go the opposite and for me that’s what kept the pages turning. 

Character-wise: I really didn’t like Dominic or sympathize with his problems. I didn’t want to save him because he didn’t want help. So the dual POV didn’t work for me. I think bad boy’s gain more sympathy from the reader when their thoughts aren’t on display in the first book. Jacey became my connection to the story. Her desire to save him, but not become a toy in his game served as empowering. I think if the story from her view only had been told, with Dominic opening up to her it would’ve potentially changed my impression of him. 

Overall, those who like a true bad boy who isn’t afraid to be a little rough or naughty will enjoy this story. The biggest message appears to be love can conquer over grief, despair, and even the worse mistakes if you forgive yourself.